Former civil registrar Luis Felipe Rodriguez who became well known when he provided birth certificates free of charge, has filed a formal complaint against the Central Electoral Board (JCE) magistrates. He is accusing them of irregular practices, including embezzlement. He defined embezzlement as the “illicit demand of payment for services that are supposed to be free, and for receiving fees that are above the values stipulated in the law.” He cited violations of the Civil Registry laws number 659, 8-92, 288-04 and 136-03 as well as the Penal Code, the Constitution, treaties, bi-lateral agreements and international conventions. The complaint includes magistrate Luis Eladio Arias, the chief magistrate, and Ramon Hernandez, Salvador Ramos, Rafaelina Peralta, Rafael Diaz, Luis Nelson Panteleon, Nelson Gomez, Roberto Rosario and Jose Luis Tavarez. The plaintiff Rodriguez has asked the Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito, to investigate the matter and to take the case to the Supreme Court in order to get to the bottom of this. Rodriguez was fired from his long time position when he blew the whistle to the press about what he perceived to be serious irregularities within the Civil Registry Office.